NEW VILLAGERS!: villagers - that day

villagers - that day
[mercury prize nominee comes out with a brand new video from his wonderful album becoming a jackal]

NEW VILLAGERS!: villagers - ship of promises

villagers - ship of promises
[like the song, the video offers an almost stream of (sub)consciousness from beginning to trippy end. pretty genius track if you ask me]

LIVE WONGIE: villagers - the meaning of the ritual (home sessions)

villagers - the meaning of the ritual (home sessions)
[there's a serious freeflow to the lyrics of conor j o'brien and thats probably because these songs were crafted as poetry before being set to music. throw in the fact that the villagers are really just one person and you've got one of the more interesting folk releases out at the moment.

like the live version? check out the original studio version below!]

villagers - the meaning of the ritual

WONGIE DISCOVERY: villagers - becoming a jackal / (live @ later with jools holland)

villagers - becoming a jackal
[one of the more successful launches at sxsw, conor j o'brien (aka villagers) offers a beautiful lyrically acoustic sound on his debut album 'becoming a jackal'. with the backing of domino records, he's gearing up for a big push on the indie music scene. i'm definitely curious to hear more!

from the guardian:
"Villagers is the performing and recording alias of solo artist Conor J O'Brien, but it's also the name of the band he employs when he gets tired of being alone. In his solo guise he has opened for Tindersticks and Neil Young, and with his band he has supported fellow Domino act Wild Beasts. In fact it was O'Brien's intention, when he set about recording his debut set Becoming a Jackal, to achieve the up-close-and-personal atmosphere of a Neil Young album. He has said that he didn't want to "dress it up too much", preferring to make it sound "like someone whispering in your ear, but also to get the epic-ness at times"."

like what you hear? check out his live performance on jools holland earlier this week!

villagers - becoming a jackal (live @ later with jools holland)